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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



NOTICES OF PUBLICATIONS. 



IIovey's M.vgaziniv oi- IIorticultuhe. — The June 

 number contains very intci-esting articles. It con- 

 tains a corre-^pondencc, communicated by General 

 Dearborn, embracing important facts in relation to 

 the culture of tro^iical fruits in Florida. When a 

 spirit of improvement shall have pervaded the south 

 as it docs otlivr sections of the country, we shall, in 

 our vast country, produce, in perfection, the best 

 fruits of almost every region of the world. We 

 commend this Magazine to those who would have 

 an able work on the general subjects of horticul- 

 ture and botany. 



TuE Plough, the Loom, and the Anvil, by the 

 veteran editor, J. S. Skinner, has just concluded its 

 first volume. It is a very able and interesting work. 



From 15. P. Johnson, Esq., we have received 

 several valuable works from the Transactions of 

 the New York State Agricultural Society. 



The American- Faumeu will commence a new 

 volume, July 1st. It is among the most practical and 

 valuable journals. Baltimore, published by A. 

 Sands, at $1 per year. Monthly, 32 pp. 8vo. 



I^' The semiannual exhibition of the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society, announced on our 

 208th page, is postponed till Monday, the 25th in- 

 stant, to conform to the season of roses. 



A NORTH-WESTERN HORTICULTURAL 

 CONVENTION. 



A horticultural convention, to be held at Chicago 

 this fall, is ])ro])osc<l by Edson Ilarkncss, of Illinois. 

 in the May Praiiie Farmer, and seconded by others. 



Such an organization, if taken hold of with spirit 

 by our numerous nursery-men and fruit-growers, 

 could not fail to be exceedingly useful and interest- 

 ing. Something of the kind we must have soon, or 

 be quite bchnid our sister states ; and not only so, 

 but in the mean time we must grope our way, "soli- 

 tary and alone," through the unexjjlored recesses of 

 western pomology, with nothing but the light of 

 our individual wits, and the scarce-risen, distant 

 eastern suns to guide us ! We had much better, it 

 seems to me. commence now in the infancy of fruit 

 culture, and so save the innumerable and sometimes 

 almost ineradicable errors that creep in where a cor- 

 rect standard is not early reared. AVhat say our 

 Wisconsin fruit-growers? — Wisconsin Farmer. 



COWS WORKED AS OXEN. 



A corres;)ondent of tb.o Soutliern Cultivator says, 

 "I have worked cows in harness, not under the yoke, 

 without detriment in any respect — on the contrary 

 their calves were sviperior to the rest of the stock, — 

 duo of couisc to the extra feed and attention the 

 cows received. I should like to sec this practice 

 extended — for many of the poorer class have no 

 other animal power to aid them in their farming 

 Oi)orations." — Valley Farmer. 



Rochester papers say that the wheat in that region 

 is now looking tincly, and that there ia a prospect of 

 an excellent yield. 



A WORLD OF LOVE AT HOME. 



ItY J. J. REYXOLDS. 



The earth hath treasures fair and bright, 



Deep buried in her caves. 

 And ocean hideth many a gem 



With his blue curling waves. 

 Yet not within her bosom dark, 



Or 'neath the dashing foam, 

 Lies there a treasure equalling 



A world of love at home. 



True sterling hajipiness and joy 



Arc not with gold allied ; 

 Nor can it yield a pleasure like 



A merrj' fireside. 

 I envy not the man who dwells 



In stately hall or dome. 

 If 'mid his splendor he hath not 



A world of love at home. 



The friends whom time hath proved sincere, 



'Tis they alone can bring 

 A sure relief to hearts that droop 



'Neath sorrow's heavy wing. 

 Though care and trouble may be mine. 



As down life's palh I roam, 

 I'll heed them not while still I have 



A world of love at home. 



THE OLIO. 



" What are you going to give me for a Christmas 

 present r " remarked a gay damsel to us the other 

 day. We meekly replied, that we had nothing to 

 offer but our humble self. 



" The smallest favors gratefully received," was the 

 merry response. 



" Come, and away to the meadoAvs ! " 



" Old boys have their playthings as well as yonng 

 ones ; the difference is only in the price." 



Sin is like a bee, with honey in its mouth, but a 

 sting in its tail. 



Cato said, " The best way to keep good acts in 

 memory, is to refresh them with new." 



A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 



Men are frequently Uke tea — the real strength 

 and goodness is not properly drawn out of them 

 until they have been a short time in hot water. 



" I am afraid that I shall come to want," said an 

 old lady to a young gentleman. " I have come to 

 want already," was the reply. " I want your daugh- 

 ter ? " 



" Mankind are very odd creatures. One half cen- 

 sure what they jjractise, and the other half practise 

 what they censure. The rest filways say and do as 

 they ought." — Poor Richard, 



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